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Millennial and Generation X medical residents and fellows experience similar rates of burnout and have similar levels of empathy

Burnout Comparable Between Millennial, Gen X Residents, Fellows

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Length of medical-system exposure, not generational traits, contribute to burnout
Obesity is associated with a significantly increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19

Obesity Tied to Increased Risk for Progression to Severe COVID-19

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Authors urge close monitoring, prompt treatment for obese patients with COVID-19
The scores for mental health symptoms in medical personnel responding to COVID-19 pneumonia are generally higher than the norm in China

Mental Health Symptoms Up for Medics Dealing With COVID-19

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Mean Symptom Checklist-90 score significantly higher for medical personnel responding to COVID-19
Fifteen percent of pregnant women with COVID-19 have severe disease

15 Percent of Pregnant Women With COVID-19 Experience Severe Disease

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Nearly all of those with severe disease in case series were overweight or obese before pregnancy
Administration of convalescent plasma seems safe and results in improvement in clinical status for patients with severe or life-threatening COVID-19

Convalescent Plasma Appears Promising for Severe COVID-19

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In series of 25 patients, 19 experienced improvement in clinical status by day 14; 11 were discharged
An experimental vaccine against COVID-19 appears to be safe and to trigger an immune response

Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Safe, Triggers Immune Response

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Findings from early-stage trial that started in March and included eight healthy people receiving two doses
Most physicians believe they have seen false-negative results for a COVID-19 diagnostic test

Most Physicians Have Seen False-Negative COVID-19 Test Results

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One in 10 physicians worldwide report seeing at least one case of COVID-19 reinfection
Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine No Aid for COVID-Related Mortality

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Hydroxychloroquine alone or with azithromycin associated with abnormal electrocardiogram findings
Young children with COVID-19 may not present with respiratory symptoms

Cough May Not Appear in Young Children With COVID-19

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Digestive tract infection appears common in children hospitalized with COVID-19 in China
Interferon-α2b therapy seems to shorten the duration of viral shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Interferon-α2b May Shorten Viral Shedding Duration in COVID-19

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Duration of elevated blood levels for inflammatory markers IL-6, C-reactive protein also reduced